ANKARA

German companies working in Turkey should set themselves apart from any political tension between the two countries, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said Thursday.

BERLIN

A German politician has called on the European Union to suspend its partnership agreement with Israel over human rights violations against Palestinians.

BERLIN

German tour operators are recording strong demand for Turkey this summer, despite political disagreements between Berlin and Ankara.

BERLIN

Turkey told Germany on Monday that no German firms were being probed by Turkish investigators over suspicions of supporting terrorist groups.

ISTANBUL

The spokesman for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday condemned Germany’s decision to toughen its stance on Turkey.

ERZURUM, Turkey

Turkey’s newly appointed Deputy Prime Minister Recep Akdag on Thursday called a recent statement by the German foreign minister “unacceptable”.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Thursday slammed his German counterpart over statements regarding the detention of a German national whom Turkey accuses of terrorism.

BERLIN

Turkey wants better relations with Germany but this requires effort from both sides, Ankara’s ambassador to Berlin said on Wednesday.

ANKARA

Remarks made by German officials over the recent detention in Istanbul of six people, including a German national, are “unacceptable”, Turkey’s Foreign Ministry has said.

Germany is interested in using Kazakhstan’s transit potential.